Adam Smith : a primer / / Eamonn Butler ; with a commentary by Craig Smith |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 124 pages ; ; 20 cm |
Disciplina | 330.01092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SmithCraig <1977-> |
Collana |
Occasional paper (Institute of Economic Affairs (Great Britain))
Occasional papers |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
ISBN |
9780255366083
0255366086 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996322949103316 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
London, : Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Adam Smith : a primer / / Eamonn Butler ; with a commentary by Craig Smith |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 124 pages ; ; 20 cm |
Disciplina | 330.01092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SmithCraig <1977-> |
Collana |
Occasional paper (Institute of Economic Affairs (Great Britain))
Occasional papers |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
ISBN |
9780255366083
0255366086 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910366059403321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
London, : Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The best book on the market [[electronic resource] ] : how to stop worrying and love the free economy / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Capstone, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.12/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Free enterprise
Entrepreneurship Competition |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-906465-99-1
1-282-37195-9 9786612371950 1-906465-13-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Best Book on the Market; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE: The Amazing World of Markets; CHAPTER TWO: How Specialization and Exchange Make Us Rich; CHAPTER THREE: The Instant Messaging System of Price; CHAPTER FOUR: Killing the Messenger; CHAPTER FIVE: The Driving Force of Competition; CHAPTER SIX: The Rules of the Market; CHAPTER SEVEN: Market Failure (and Government Failure); CHAPTER EIGHT: The Morality of the Market; CHAPTER NINE: How to Grow a Market; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454021903321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Capstone, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The best book on the market [[electronic resource] ] : how to stop worrying and love the free economy / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Capstone, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.12/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Free enterprise
Entrepreneurship Competition |
ISBN |
1-906465-99-1
1-282-37195-9 9786612371950 1-906465-13-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Best Book on the Market; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE: The Amazing World of Markets; CHAPTER TWO: How Specialization and Exchange Make Us Rich; CHAPTER THREE: The Instant Messaging System of Price; CHAPTER FOUR: Killing the Messenger; CHAPTER FIVE: The Driving Force of Competition; CHAPTER SIX: The Rules of the Market; CHAPTER SEVEN: Market Failure (and Government Failure); CHAPTER EIGHT: The Morality of the Market; CHAPTER NINE: How to Grow a Market; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782814703321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Capstone, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The best book on the market : how to stop worrying and love the free economy / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Capstone, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.12/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Free enterprise
Entrepreneurship Competition |
ISBN |
1-906465-99-1
1-282-37195-9 9786612371950 1-906465-13-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Best Book on the Market; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE: The Amazing World of Markets; CHAPTER TWO: How Specialization and Exchange Make Us Rich; CHAPTER THREE: The Instant Messaging System of Price; CHAPTER FOUR: Killing the Messenger; CHAPTER FIVE: The Driving Force of Competition; CHAPTER SIX: The Rules of the Market; CHAPTER SEVEN: Market Failure (and Government Failure); CHAPTER EIGHT: The Morality of the Market; CHAPTER NINE: How to Grow a Market; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818488903321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Capstone, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to trade and globalisation / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 pages) |
Disciplina | 382 |
Soggetto topico | International trade |
ISBN |
0-255-36805-4
0-255-36804-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- The author -- Introduction -- 1 The nature of trade -- Trade is (and was) everywhere -- Specialisation and efficiency -- Concerns over winners and losers -- Protectionism -- Efforts to reduce trade barriers -- Transnational corporations -- Trade as a moral good -- The future of trade -- PART ONE -- THE RISE OF TRADE -- 2 The origins of trade -- Stone Age trade -- Records and recriminations -- Gift exchange and the money revolution -- Medieval trading routes -- New ideas and new worlds -- 3 The rise of international trade -- The mercantilist era -- Faltering moves towards free trade -- Farewell to the Corn Laws -- An era of more open trade -- The decline of free trade policies -- PART TWO -- THE PRINCIPLES OF TRADE -- 4 The theory of trade -- Exchange and value -- Specialisation -- Comparative advantage -- Unequal advantages and trade -- Who trades with whom? -- Defying gravity? -- 5 The benefits of trade -- Static gains from trade -- Dynamic gains from trade -- Non-material benefits -- PART THREE -- DOUBTS ABOUT TRADE -- 6 Winners and losers in trade -- Economic change creates winners and losers -- Dislocation in richer countries -- Labour productivity -- Change and globalisation -- Exposure to competition -- 7 Concerns about globalisation -- Coercion of poorer countries -- Perpetual lag? -- Import substitution -- The fair trade movement -- Exploitation of poor workers -- Environmental concerns -- Cultural imperialism -- PART FOUR -- PROTECTIONISM -- 8 Protectionism: politics, tools, problems -- The politics of protectionism -- The tools of protectionism -- Which firms to protect? -- Unintended consequences -- The cost of protectionism -- 9 Arguments for protectionism -- The infant industries argument -- Anti-dumping argument -- Labour standards -- Product standards and biosecurity -- Security concerns -- Sanctions.
10 Balance of payments deficits -- The balance of payments -- Deficits are not always a problem -- Country-to-country deficits -- Exchange rates -- Government intervention -- PART FIVE -- TRADE TODAY -- 11 Free trade redux -- Post-war commitment to trade -- Broadening horizons -- Different approaches -- Examples of regional trade agreements -- 12 Transnational corporations -- Managing global value chains -- The origins of TNCs -- Uncertain boundaries -- How powerful are TNCs? -- 13 Trade and morality -- Two views of trade -- Trade and liberal values -- Trade and equality -- The moral value of trade -- PART SIX -- THE FUTURE OF TRADE -- 14 Trends and lessons -- The benefits of international trade -- Trends and challenges -- Political challenges to free trade policies -- The pressure for protection -- The need for adaptability -- References -- Further reading -- About the IEA -- Blank Page. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794799803321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
London : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to trade and globalisation / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 pages) |
Disciplina | 382 |
Soggetto topico | International trade |
ISBN |
0-255-36805-4
0-255-36804-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- The author -- Introduction -- 1 The nature of trade -- Trade is (and was) everywhere -- Specialisation and efficiency -- Concerns over winners and losers -- Protectionism -- Efforts to reduce trade barriers -- Transnational corporations -- Trade as a moral good -- The future of trade -- PART ONE -- THE RISE OF TRADE -- 2 The origins of trade -- Stone Age trade -- Records and recriminations -- Gift exchange and the money revolution -- Medieval trading routes -- New ideas and new worlds -- 3 The rise of international trade -- The mercantilist era -- Faltering moves towards free trade -- Farewell to the Corn Laws -- An era of more open trade -- The decline of free trade policies -- PART TWO -- THE PRINCIPLES OF TRADE -- 4 The theory of trade -- Exchange and value -- Specialisation -- Comparative advantage -- Unequal advantages and trade -- Who trades with whom? -- Defying gravity? -- 5 The benefits of trade -- Static gains from trade -- Dynamic gains from trade -- Non-material benefits -- PART THREE -- DOUBTS ABOUT TRADE -- 6 Winners and losers in trade -- Economic change creates winners and losers -- Dislocation in richer countries -- Labour productivity -- Change and globalisation -- Exposure to competition -- 7 Concerns about globalisation -- Coercion of poorer countries -- Perpetual lag? -- Import substitution -- The fair trade movement -- Exploitation of poor workers -- Environmental concerns -- Cultural imperialism -- PART FOUR -- PROTECTIONISM -- 8 Protectionism: politics, tools, problems -- The politics of protectionism -- The tools of protectionism -- Which firms to protect? -- Unintended consequences -- The cost of protectionism -- 9 Arguments for protectionism -- The infant industries argument -- Anti-dumping argument -- Labour standards -- Product standards and biosecurity -- Security concerns -- Sanctions.
10 Balance of payments deficits -- The balance of payments -- Deficits are not always a problem -- Country-to-country deficits -- Exchange rates -- Government intervention -- PART FIVE -- TRADE TODAY -- 11 Free trade redux -- Post-war commitment to trade -- Broadening horizons -- Different approaches -- Examples of regional trade agreements -- 12 Transnational corporations -- Managing global value chains -- The origins of TNCs -- Uncertain boundaries -- How powerful are TNCs? -- 13 Trade and morality -- Two views of trade -- Trade and liberal values -- Trade and equality -- The moral value of trade -- PART SIX -- THE FUTURE OF TRADE -- 14 Trends and lessons -- The benefits of international trade -- Trends and challenges -- Political challenges to free trade policies -- The pressure for protection -- The need for adaptability -- References -- Further reading -- About the IEA -- Blank Page. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812177203321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
London : , : The Institute of Economic Affairs, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Milton Friedman : a concise guide to the ideas and influence of the free-market economist / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain : , : Harriman House, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
Disciplina | 163 |
Collana | Harriman economics essentials |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - History
Monetary policy - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-85719-125-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""A Timeline of Milton Friedman's Life and Work""; ""1. The economist who changed everything""; ""Worldwide influence""; ""The making of an economist""; ""The public intellectual""; ""2. How to end financial crises""; ""The false trust in governments""; ""A better explanation""; ""Lessons for today""; ""3. Curing inflation and unemployment""; ""The disease of inflation""; ""Other explanations of inflation""; ""Inflation versus unemployment?""; ""How to control inflation""; ""How to not cure inflation""; ""4. A bonfire of controls""
""Free people and free trade""""Setting currencies free""; ""The poverty of regulation""; ""5. The failure of government""; ""The role of government""; ""Why governments fail""; ""The fraud of government""; ""A different approach""; ""6. The merits of markets""; ""Friedman on markets""; ""Diversity, not discrimination""; ""Markets help ordinary people""; ""7. Freedom and equality""; ""The quest for equality""; ""Why freedom works""; ""The importance of personal freedom""; ""Friedman's view of humankind""; ""Further reading""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464365203321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain : , : Harriman House, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Milton Friedman : a concise guide to the ideas and influence of the free-market economist / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain : , : Harriman House, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
Disciplina | 163 |
Collana | Harriman economics essentials |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - History
Monetary policy - History |
ISBN | 0-85719-125-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""A Timeline of Milton Friedman's Life and Work""; ""1. The economist who changed everything""; ""Worldwide influence""; ""The making of an economist""; ""The public intellectual""; ""2. How to end financial crises""; ""The false trust in governments""; ""A better explanation""; ""Lessons for today""; ""3. Curing inflation and unemployment""; ""The disease of inflation""; ""Other explanations of inflation""; ""Inflation versus unemployment?""; ""How to control inflation""; ""How to not cure inflation""; ""4. A bonfire of controls""
""Free people and free trade""""Setting currencies free""; ""The poverty of regulation""; ""5. The failure of government""; ""The role of government""; ""Why governments fail""; ""The fraud of government""; ""A different approach""; ""6. The merits of markets""; ""Friedman on markets""; ""Diversity, not discrimination""; ""Markets help ordinary people""; ""7. Freedom and equality""; ""The quest for equality""; ""Why freedom works""; ""The importance of personal freedom""; ""Friedman's view of humankind""; ""Further reading""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789167903321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain : , : Harriman House, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Milton Friedman : a concise guide to the ideas and influence of the free-market economist / / Eamonn Butler |
Autore | Butler Eamonn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain : , : Harriman House, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
Disciplina | 163 |
Collana | Harriman economics essentials |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - History
Monetary policy - History |
ISBN | 0-85719-125-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""A Timeline of Milton Friedman's Life and Work""; ""1. The economist who changed everything""; ""Worldwide influence""; ""The making of an economist""; ""The public intellectual""; ""2. How to end financial crises""; ""The false trust in governments""; ""A better explanation""; ""Lessons for today""; ""3. Curing inflation and unemployment""; ""The disease of inflation""; ""Other explanations of inflation""; ""Inflation versus unemployment?""; ""How to control inflation""; ""How to not cure inflation""; ""4. A bonfire of controls""
""Free people and free trade""""Setting currencies free""; ""The poverty of regulation""; ""5. The failure of government""; ""The role of government""; ""Why governments fail""; ""The fraud of government""; ""A different approach""; ""6. The merits of markets""; ""Friedman on markets""; ""Diversity, not discrimination""; ""Markets help ordinary people""; ""7. Freedom and equality""; ""The quest for equality""; ""Why freedom works""; ""The importance of personal freedom""; ""Friedman's view of humankind""; ""Further reading""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808656403321 |
Butler Eamonn | ||
Petersfield, Hampshire, Great Britain : , : Harriman House, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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